Up to 90% of the medicines we take end up in our waterways. Our town uses seven million litres of water every day. And there are chemicals in our rivers that no water treatment plant can remove. In this episode, Charlotte and Jez are joined by the practice's Evaluation Lead and two members of Frome Families for the Future to explore the deep connection between how we use water, what we put down our drains, and the health of the River Frome — and us.

This episode also features I Am the River, a community song composed and performed by The Ripple Effect with Heather Truesdall and the Songbirds Choir, written collaboratively with Frome residents from age five to ninety-five.

Guests

Richard Podmore – Evaluation Lead, Frome Medical Practice. Richard covers the pharmaceutical load in our waterways — including the fact that around 30%  ...